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Given M3100 to Someone , Will i buy Again or Wait for Kaiser ?

Hi guys , What you recommend , any release date from htc for kaiser yet ? or i buy the hermes again ...please throw your valuable feedback .

I am also awaiting the Kaiser...the date was set at June 2007 from http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=733 but about a week ago they changed it to July 2007. at this rate I just might buy an iPhone

Jay_uk said:
Hi guys , What you recommend , any release date from htc for kaiser yet ? or i buy the hermes again ...please throw your valuable feedback .
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Mr Sensible says wait until the Kaiser comes out, Mr More Sensible says wait a good six months after release so initial problems are ironed out. Mr Exceedingly sensible says wait at least a year so the price has dropped considerably. Mr Ultimately Sensible says just give it ten years and there'll be even better ones out by then. How sensible are you??
By the way next time you are giving one of these away:
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Give it to me I'm smiling or maybe I'm not, just gimme it!!
Mike

lol, I should wait for it's launch , can't wait any further lol

I feel your pain
To tide me over I bought a M3100 off ebay so I can 'keep my hand in' so to speak until the kaiser is released
Anyone have any further info on release dates in the UK ?

Personally I don't see enough of a change for me to rush out and get one to replace my M3100. There isn't really a killer feature that I must have... the extra ROM memory is nice but I don't run that low at the moment. I don't need the built in GPS as my SirfStarIII is excellent. Don't need the extra 3meg camera over the 2meg. The screen tilt is nice but never felt the need for it. OK, it's a little bit thinner and slightly lighter but once again not enough to change.
Now if I was looking for a new phone or coming from say a Wizard then I would jump on it first chance.

Anybody got Kaiser release date for t-mobile ,Will it be called Vario III ?

I think it's out in October OEM, dunno about branded colaunches. I'll certainly be hassling T-Mobile in October as that's when my birthday is (and it'll be just over a year from the start of my contract with them).
Can't waiiiitttttttttttttt for the Kaiser Even though it's a little bit biger than the Hermes. Yummy yumyumyumyum.

Pre orders:
http://www.popularelect.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=29&products_id=437
Mike

Hi Mike, 900 English pounds...gulp! I could buy three dodgy Hermes from Ebay for that with three even more dodgy WM6 operating systems on them!!!
mikechannon said:
Pre orders:
http://www.popularelect.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=29&products_id=437
Mike
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boz said:
Hi Mike, 900 English pounds...gulp! I could buy three dodgy Hermes from Ebay for that with three even more dodgy WM6 operating systems on them!!!
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Indeed LOL!
Actually, I think they are just sticking price up to catch the idiots with more money than sense and who must be first with the latest gadget. In fact the sites may not even know their pricing levels yet until HTC release info.
Mike

HTC confirm UK release is expected in Nov 07, in time for the xmas purchase rush!

Samsung GalaxySII models for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint break cover

First off I feel this warranted a new thread altho we have some very similar.
But this provides more solid info that what I saw we currently have.
Merge if needed.
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So while we reported yesterday that the Samsung Galaxy S II won’t be heading to Verizon, the silver lining comes in the fact that the three other major wireless carriers will indeed be getting their own models. So, the big question regarding whether or not Samsung would take the previous path in releasing these new models, in creating different looking devices for each carrier has been the question since the beginning. Thanks to Pocketnow, we can finally say that we (may) know what the handsets will look like.
There isn’t a lot of information going around here. In fact, where the above image came from is anyone’s guess. And because of that, we may want to take the above leak with the normal amount of salt on hand. We’re not sure if these are the final devices for each carrier, but we imagine that it’s certainly possible. So stay tuned, as Samsung’s event is just around the corner and we’ll have all the details we could ever want (hopefully).
via Pocketnow
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http://www.droiddog.com/android-blo...dels-for-att-t-mobile-and-sprint-break-cover/
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cool ****.
still waiting for a ketboard

austin420 said:
cool ****.
still waiting for a ketboard
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+1
Keyboard (a good one, not some PoS without a dedicated number line) is make or break for me. That's why I chose the epic over the other decent phones w/keyboards out there to begin with.

tigerknight said:
+1
Keyboard (a good one, not some PoS without a dedicated number line) is make or break for me. That's why I chose the epic over the other decent phones w/keyboards out there to begin with.
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It won't have a keyboard unfortunately
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When I was at Sprint the other day, they told me the Epic 2 with a keyboard, is coming out in December. I can't wait!
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How much $??? idk if u should wait for nexus prime...

Thank god no keyboard. Hopefully for the rest of you they make another version but I'm sick if the extra heft of the epic
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deano0714 said:
How much $??? idk if u should wait for nexus prime...
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Sprint usually keeps the premium phones around the $199 mark, so I wouldn't expect this to be any different. No price has been announced, but I would expect that price point, but certainly nothing higher than $249.
Me personally, I'm waiting for details on the Nexus Prime to do anything. By then, the Epic will have GB and other goodies to go with it, and the SGS2 will already have ROMs etc associated with it. I have to rely on my phone quite a bit for business, so I'm not too eager to be an early adopter. I want to ensure all the small kinks and quirks with the SGS2 are worked out before I jump on it.

Nice to see confirmation of the design in the previously-shown pic that we assumed was Sprint. Looks like a solid design. I'm going to have a real problem deciding between this and waiting for a Sprint Nexus Prime variant.
Also, thanks for citing your source instead of merely ripping off an entire article as your own.

When the SGS1 EPIC came out it was $249 and then after the 2011 the price dropped. I hope they start out at $199 cause im just gonna add a 3rd line to my account to buy the SGS2 and give my son a phone! My wife will be taking my EPIC...

My Sad Nexus 6 Story... (aka First World Problems)

So I am now going to be without any Nexus 6 at all....
I was lucky enough to purchase a 32GB N6 from Motorola on the 12th of Nov and I received it the 26th of November. I was loving the phone but knew I really wanted a 64GB version.
So, before I received my 32GB one from Motorola, T-mobile released them on the 19th of Nov and I jumped on a 64 GB version, only to be swallowed by the backlog vortex!
So fast forward to this weekend, I had been using my 32GB and loving it but couldn't wait until I got my 64GB, which arrived on the 19th, but since I was out of town, I couldn't get it until Sunday, the 21st.
I set it up, decrypted it and started to use it. So Monday night, I put my 32GB Nexus 6 on Swappa and it sold in a couple of hours, I was super excited as I got what I paid for it and I now had the 64GB phone of my dreams!
I then began to notice the camera had issues and problems....
I was seeing "snow" in the view finder and now I can't get the camera to load at all...
I call T-mobile, hoping they can help, but nope, no luck. I can get a refurbished phone, or I can get a new phone but since it is on back order, I have to wait another 6-8 weeks.
So I am returning my 64GB phone to t-mobile for a refund. My 32 GB Nexus 6 is sold and being shipped today. So I am falling back to my HTC M8. I'll try and buy again I guess, but not until next year some time. Sigh... I went from 2 Nexus 6 phones to 0 in a 12 hour period. :crying: And I guess the $80 in accessories I purchased for my N6 will have to go on a shelf until later.
Enjoy your phones guys! And perhaps, as you read this, you'll send some good thoughts to the phone gods on my behalf!
Happy Holidays!
-Jason

WoW man that sucks, glad I haven't had to go thru that. I wouldn't know what to do in that situation. Just glad I don't. Hopefully you'll find it available in Christmas. Just remember to keep checking every Wednesday. Or if your going thru T-Mobile hopefully they'll get some in,
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LMAO first world problems at it's finest

oh the horror having to fall back to your lowly m8 :/
lol
man phone people really do have 1st world problems.

I would be all over Tmo on that one, back order or not. If they make you wait to get new one i would fully expect them to compensate you for that.
Its not your fault they are back ordered after all
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LOL, I know. The M8 is so old now! The screen is so tiny!
Oh well. I'm laughing about it now but I was a little peeved earlier.
-J

Well, I have a 64GB CW on the way from Motorola. So I wasn't without my phone for too long. Be here the 6th
J

Lol, Im switching from the m8 to n6 too!
I wonder how many others are doing the same thing...:highfive:

LoL! Yes, exactly!

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LoL! Yes, exactly!
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I'd be sad if I had to go back to my G2. I know that feel bro..
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Well,
My sad Nexus 6 story has a happy ending. I received my CW Nexus 64GB this weekend and am loving it.
And we lived happily ever after!
-J

Canadian release April 8th? Who's in?

I'm with Wind Mobile (who's vague as an abstract painting about their release), but they're only giving out phones to new accounts.
The trick is to go to one of their corporate offices (which would be a "warranty repair centre") where they can't deny you a sale of said new device.
So, tomorrow, bright and early, this guy's going into town with the hopes that they have one in stock.
Wind doesn't lock their phones like other carriers do (not at all), so it's going to be interesting to see whether we can get full root on this thing or not (fingers crossed).
Who's going in on said device here in Canada?
Post phone lock states and whatnot to this thread! For science, and curiosity. :fingers-crossed:

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So u get a new device in canada ?
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Apparently the Wind shop closest to me is backordered on said G5 for at least one week, rep would not confirm anything else (still vague).
Roommate snagged one up at a Bell kiosk just as they got a shipment of camera modules in stock. He spent an hour there between the kiosk rep and on the phone with "customer loyalty" trying to get a better deal since he's been with them 10 years, and nothing came out of it other than the standard free attachment.
His phone warmed up a fair bit during initial setup and charging but he seems happy with it overall. His only gripe is -- why can't the camera attachment hardware buttons snap a photo while screen off?

I got mine - here in Manitoba.

Picked mine up earlier today with the cam plus module for free! I thought they were only giving these to those who re-upped for two years.

Got the "Free Gift"
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Picked mine up earlier today with the cam plus module for free! I thought they were only giving these to those who re-upped for two years.
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- But I did re-up. Sweet, fast phone with some refined MM goodness. Watch out for the edges of the screen protector.
The screen "tapers" or is slightly thinner at the edges/corners - looks like a recipe for frustration as the screen protector will not remain perfect for long. I noticed the after enabling Dev Options I have the "Enable OEM Unlocking" function. I have no illusions that anything would be this simple.....

Yeah but still no Bootloader unlock.
That oem unlocking is just part of os
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Wind does have the LG G5 for existing customers too. I found it in the list of upgrade phones. Perhaps I will wait for a proper root before upgrading...
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my plan was to get the device as soon as it came out, but when I got our demo device in store, I put off my decision till hearing more about the HTC 10.
The things I have noticed with the demo at my store is
1: The module at the bottom does not line up with the device, it might not be lots but it is enough. Plus worry about the future if the gap will get bigger
2: Audio quality is really weak. After using the G4 for the last while, I find the G4 has better placement and a better speaker all together.
3: The phones "metal body" feels weird. It does feel solid but at the same time it does not. Hard to explain
Those are my main issues, now with the camera, I do like the idea with the wide angle lenses but i wish the dual lenses was to help with zoom. Also I wish they upgraded the 16MP shooter. Dont get me wrong, the sensor is great with the G4 and G5, but I would have liked to see it improved even more. One other thing I would loved to see is before the phone was even released, LG going to the different accessory makers to give them the module access so when the phone launched they had more modules.
I dont know, maybe I am just being nit picky but I think LG dropped the ball a bit on this one. My final decision will be when I get my hands on the HTC 10 and G5 at the same time.

Got mine on Friday morning. Comparing this with the G3, G4 and Note Edge I find this thing to be ultra fast. Camera is pretty good although bright, its very noisey. Audio quality is ok.
Waiting for a root method,. unlocked the oem part, hopefully we will see root soon, Cant wait to seeing v10 camera app ports and custom kernels with exposed stuff

"Sony Xperia XZ Premium gets Oreo in December"

Sony's Xperia XZ Premium will receive the update to Android 8.0 Oreo in December. That's at least true for units sold in Japan, the company's home country, since that's where the information comes from. In other parts of the globe, the rollout may start sooner than that, or later. This should however give you a very rough estimate of when to expect the first XZ Premiums to run the latest iteration of Google's OS.
In other news related to the Xperia XZ Premium, Sony has officially announced the red color version for this smartphone today. This was first spotted back in May, and we haven't heard anything about it since. It will finally go on sale in Japan on October 27 at docomo, the country's biggest carrier.
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Right now there's no telling whether the red XZ Premium will ever be offered outside of Japan, but with such a striking hue it would be a shame if it doesn't launch elsewhere. As you'd expect, all of the internals are the same in this model as they are for its Luminous Chrome, Deepsea Black, and Bronze Pink variations.
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What do you think guys? Keeping in mind we didn't receive October security updates yet ?, I hope that we get it earlier ?

I'm hoping it gets Oreo sooner than December; as bar screen resolution I thought it is the same as the XZ1 & XZ1C (which launched with 8.0)

Hopefully it will be coming soon, it will make it more competitive in comparison to some new phones launching with 8.0, also they already posted the red color on the global website so it's not exclusive to japan. They posted about it this morning on twitter as well.

Looking forward to predictive burst thing. Love the phone other than the camera, shot to shot time is horrible compared to my OP5 and 7+ with no burst functionality.
Or make predictive capture available on all photos (separate mode). Far to many blurry photos of kids.

reiriop said:
Hopefully it will be coming soon, it will make it more competitive in comparison to some new phones launching with 8.0, also they already posted the red color on the global website so it's not exclusive to japan. They posted about it this morning on twitter as well.
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The red color looks great but it's too late for it now I can't afford to change it now ? hope it will be sooner the battery life is already good for me and I guess with the update will be even better
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I'm hoping it gets Oreo sooner than December; as bar screen resolution I thought it is the same as the XZ1 & XZ1C (which launched with 8.0)
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Hope so as well November sounds good ?
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Looking forward to predictive burst thing. Love the phone other than the camera, shot to shot time is horrible compared to my OP5 and 7+ with no burst functionality.
Or make predictive capture available on all photos (separate mode). Far to many blurry photos of kids.
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I guess the camer will have a huge updates si ve xz1 had updates already on its camera app as well ?

47.1.A.3.254 oreo coming :laugh:

I had a good feeling that the Android 8 is coming before December, probably this week Its happening https://twitter.com/veixes/status/922351053152096256
Build 47.1.A.3.254 with October security patch.